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Ellis: Two Months Old

Another 4 weeks has come and
gone, and now we have a two-month-old babe!

Ellis had an eventful past
few weeks...

- He was Baptized.

- He smiled & cooed at
me intentionally (and it melted my
heart)!

- He took his first bath in
his 'big boy' baby tub vs. the wash pail/sink method.

- He's officially out of
newborn clothing & into 3 month clothing.

- He took his first walk
outside with me; slept in his Ergo Baby the entire time.

- He had his first Easter.

Mr. Ellis is nursing every 3
hours during the day and also during the night.He isn't a great sleeper.Right now, he is breast-fed during the day
& throughout the night, however dad occasionally gives him a 4 oz. bottle
before bed, and he downs that like a champ.One time, he even took 5.25 oz & wanted more, but I cut him off --
that just seems like so much for his little tummy.Breastfeeding is tricky in that you don't
know how much they're getting at every feeding...But he's growing & has plenty of dirty
diapers, so I think he's doin' just fine. I think it's time to try paced bottle feeding, and see how he does with that. Also, right now he wants little to do with a nuk, but we still offer it.

He is still battling TONS of
gas & reflux.In the evening before
bed, he will be sound asleep in your arms, and when you lay him flat in his
bassinet, his eyes pop wide open, his arms start waving, his legs start
kicking, and the moaning & groaning starts.Followed by a little spit up, and then farting & poop.This usually goes on until his next
feeding.After that, we put him in the rock n' play so that we can all catch a few
zzz's until he's up again.He sleeps SO
much better at an incline, which leads me to believe he's dealing with reflux
issues.I don't want him to get used to
sleeping at an incline, but right now it's the only way he will sleep for more
than 20 minutes at a time.We head to
the doctor for his two-month well check on Friday, so we'll see what the Doc
has to say.

Ellis enjoys his activity play mat & is starting to swing at,
hit, and even accidentally grab on to the hanging toys. He also likes to be
talked to and can follow you with his eyes.Also, according to our home scale, homeboy is just over 10 lbs!Around 6 weeks, he started to get baby acne /
rash, and it recently moved to his cheeks.Some days it flares up worse than others; I'm patiently waiting
for it to pass.

Things I love about Ellis this month:

- Getting big, gummy smiles
from him!

- The way he pinches his
eyes shut sooo tight when he yawns.

- All the facial expressions
he makes... I wonder what he's thinking about?

- How he grunts & groans
when you change his position, clothes, or diaper.He makes it sound as if he’s doing so
much work.

- The fact that his farts
& burps sound like those of a trucker.Seriously, they do.Poor kid!

Overall, he's still a pretty
happy & content babe.And for that,
I am very thankful! Sometimes I just sit &
stare at him while he's sleeping, and I can't believe that we made
him.He is such a blessing, even if he's
still up every 2-3 hours at night.He's
definitely worth it, but this momma is tired!

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